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Editor's Notes

*** This issue marks the end of my tenure as editor for the Newsletter. ] am on my way to a Buddhist convent in che far Himalayas. Or, more accurately, to the depths of the computer labs ac SFU on Burnaby Mounrain. Yes, 1] am owo months on my way to becoming a computer geek. This does not leave time for doing laundry, let alone putting out the Newsleoter,

I've thoroughly enjoyed my cenure here, despite the odd bout of whining that is, as any of my long-term friends will tell you, a part of that which makes me Karen. For anyone considering taking on this job, you will make some amazing friends, find out what makes clay in BC hum and thrive, have the satisfaction of knowing chat this,

the product of your hoe little hands, will be

kept in the archives of the National Library

of Canada for all Gime (or until we become

members of the republic of Greenland), and

that a hundred years hence student posters in BCC might write a research essay of two

based on your work. Exciting, isn'rit? The

only negative is that some of your friends may stop taking your calls after you've hit them up for an article 4 monchs in a row. Just be careful to spread the requests amongst them evenly, and all will be well.

This paragraph will take advantage of editorial prerogarive to go on a bir of a moral rant (feel free to skip blithely on to

the more pottery centered theme of the next set of asterisks). First off, [ firmly beliewe that, contrary to popular rumour, the goal of the Board of Directors is NOT Total World Domination. They ane fellow members of the clay community who are doing the best job they can to ensure thar the Guild is still around in the next millenium (which is, agreed, not too far away, Bur you know what [ fier}.

They all juggle jobs, families, their own pottery practices and put in a lot of fairly thankless volunteer hours. [| am nor suggesting chat they come onto the Board without agendas - don'e we all have at least one? As I write there are six people, all either current or former Board members who have driven in a long distance on a rainy Sunday night, engaged in painting the Gallery. Not my idea of fun, Criticism is a fine and necessary thing. Challenge the Board if they are doing something you don't like. Bur be prepared to put the time in to posinively create what you da want ta happen. That's it, ['m all done preaching.

*** Members of the Fraser Valley Potters Guild may have been a bit surprised by the difference between the actual September events they attended and the ones reported in October's Newslecter. My faule. The correct informacion was sent in, I failed to include it. Ditto for

misspelling Susan LePoidevin's name.

*** Thank you to all the potters who have taken the time co report on workshops, send in cheir notices and news, written in with compliments and complaints, checked for spelling and continuity, helped with che mailout and other tasks chat have kept the Newslecter going. Bob Kingsmill wins the prize for most frequent mon-report -driven contributor and Elaine Hughes-Games for most feed-back. Thank you. Ch, I'm getting all teary-eyed as I cype. This could be dangerous, what with the keyboard power supply and all.

***My former professor, Victor Cicansky will be giving a lecture at the Canadian Craft Museum om November 5th at 7pm. He's a seminal member of the funk potter movement and an avid gardener. Some ef you may have caught his interview last year on the much mourned Gabereau show on CBC. His work will be on display at the Douglas Udell Gallery at 6th and Granville for November.

*** | hope everyone has a good Christmas sale season and enjoys the subsequent collapse as they get reacquainted with friends and family. Ie's early, but ] noticed Chrisemas decorations being pulled out in the mall, so -Happy Holidays.

Karen Opas

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